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<h1 class="topictitle1">Managing Database Protection</h1>
<div><p>The <span>OceanProtect</span> allows you to modify, remove, activate, or disable database protection.</p>
<p>You need to log in to the management page, choose <span class="uicontrol"><b><span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001839142169__en-us_topic_0000001839142377_text538292610378"><strong>Protection</strong></span> &gt; Databases &gt; General Databases</b></span>, and find the target database.</p>
<p><a href="#EN-US_TOPIC_0000001839142169__table24934294919">Table 1</a> describes the related operations.</p>

<div class="tablenoborder"><a name="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001839142169__table24934294919"></a><a name="table24934294919"></a><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001839142169__table24934294919" frame="border" border="1" rules="all"><caption><b>Table 1 </b>Operations related to database protection plans</caption><colgroup><col style="width:20%"><col style="width:30%"><col style="width:50%"></colgroup><thead align="left"><tr><th align="left" class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="20%" id="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.1"><p>Operation</p>
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<th align="left" class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="30%" id="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.2"><p>Description</p>
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<tbody><tr><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="20%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.1 "><p><span><strong>Modify Protection</strong></span></p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="30%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.2 "><p><strong>Context</strong></p>
<p>You can modify the protection plan to re-associate a database with an SLA. After the modification, the next backup will be executed based on the new protection plan.</p>
<p><strong>Note</strong></p>
<p>The modification does not affect the protection job that is being executed. The modified protection plan will take effect in the next protection period.</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="50%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.3 "><p>In the row where the database resides, choose <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>More</strong></span> &gt; <span><strong>Modify Protection</strong></span></b></span>.</p>
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<tr><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="20%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.1 "><p><span><strong>Remove Protection</strong></span></p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="30%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.2 "><p><strong>Context</strong></p>
<p>You can remove the protection if the database no longer needs to be protected. After the removal, the system cannot execute protection jobs for the database. To protect the database again, you need to associate an SLA with the database again.</p>
<p><strong>Note</strong></p>
<p>When the protection job of the database is running, the protection cannot be removed.</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="50%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.3 "><p>In the row where the database resides, choose <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>More</strong></span> &gt; <span><strong>Remove Protection</strong></span></b></span>.</p>
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<tr><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="20%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.1 "><p><span><strong>Activate Protection</strong></span></p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="30%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.2 "><p><strong>Context</strong></p>
<p>If the protection plan of a database is disabled, you can perform this operation to activate it again. After the protection plan is activated, the system executes backup, archive, or replication jobs for the database based on the plan.</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="50%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.3 "><p>In the row where the database resides, choose <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>More</strong></span> &gt; <span><strong>Activate Protection</strong></span></b></span>.</p>
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<tr><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="20%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.1 "><p><span><strong>Disable Protection</strong></span></p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="30%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.2 "><p><strong>Context</strong></p>
<p>This operation enables you to disable a protection plan when periodic protection on the database is not required. After the protection plan is disabled, the system does not automatically back up, archive, or replicate the database data.</p>
<p><strong>Note</strong></p>
<p>Disabling a protection plan does not affect protection jobs that are running.</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="50%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.3 "><p>In the row where the database resides, choose <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>More</strong></span> &gt; <span><strong>Disable Protection</strong></span></b></span>.</p>
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<tr><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="20%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.1 "><p><span><strong>Manual Backup</strong></span></p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="30%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.2 "><p><strong>Context</strong></p>
<p>This operation enables you to perform a backup immediately.</p>
<p><strong>Note</strong></p>
<p>Copies generated by manual backup are retained for the duration defined in the SLA.</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="50%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.3 "><p>In the row where the database resides, choose <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>More</strong></span> &gt; <span><strong>Manual Backup</strong></span></b></span>.</p>
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<tr><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="20%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.1 "><p><span><strong>Authorize Resource</strong></span></p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="30%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.2 "><p><strong>Context</strong></p>
<p>By default, only the system administrator has the permission to protect resources. If you want to assign this permission to a data protection administrator, authorize the data protection administrator as the system administrator to protect resources.</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="50%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.3 "><p>In the row where the database resides, choose <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>More</strong></span> &gt; <span><strong>Authorize Resource</strong></span></b></span>, and select a data protection administrator to authorize resources.</p>
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<tr><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="20%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.1 "><p><span><strong>Reclaim Resource</strong></span></p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="30%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.2 "><p><strong>Context</strong></p>
<p>This operation enables you to reclaim resources authorized to the data protection administrator. The data protection administration is not permitted to protect the resources that have been reclaimed.</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="50%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.3 "><p>In the row where the database resides, choose <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>More</strong></span> &gt; <span><strong>Reclaim Resource</strong></span></b></span>.</p>
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<tr><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="20%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.1 "><p><span><strong>Test Connectivity</strong></span></p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="30%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.2 "><p><strong>Context</strong></p>
<p>This operation enables you to test the connectivity between the <span>OceanProtect</span> and the database.</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="50%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.3 "><p>In the row where the database resides, choose <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>More</strong></span> &gt; <span><strong>Test Connectivity</strong></span></b></span>.</p>
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<tr><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="20%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.1 "><p><span><strong>Modify</strong></span></p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="30%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.2 "><p><strong>Context</strong></p>
<p>After the database username or password is changed, you can perform this operation to modify the database registration information.</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="50%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.3 "><p>In the row where the database resides, choose <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>More</strong></span> &gt; <span><strong>Modify</strong></span></b></span>.</p>
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<tr><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="20%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.1 "><p><span><strong>Delete</strong></span></p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="30%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.2 "><p><strong>Context</strong></p>
<p>This operation enables you to delete a database if you no longer need to protect it.</p>
<p><strong>Note</strong></p>
<p>A database that has been associated with an SLA cannot be deleted.</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="50%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.3 "><p>In the row where the database resides, choose <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>More</strong></span> &gt; <span><strong>Delete</strong></span></b></span>.</p>
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<tr><td class="cellrowborder" colspan="3" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.1 mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.2 mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.3 "><p>Note: The procedure for restoring GBase 8a databases is the same as that described in <a href="en-us_topic_0000001839222185.html">Restoration</a>.</p>
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